Pay by state · 52 states
Data Entry Keyer Salary by State (2026)
Data Entry Keyers earn the most in District of Columbia at $55,170 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $23,940 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $41,340. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $55,170District of Columbia
- National median
- $41,340BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $23,940Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Data Entry Keyer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of data entry keyers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $55,170 | $50,910 | $64,100 | 200 | $50,200 |
| 2 | NMNew Mexico | $49,810 | $41,510 | $53,370 | 300 | $54,017 |
| 3 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,300 | $36,680 | $53,140 | 110 | $54,295 |
| 4 | MEMaine | $48,190 | $45,140 | $51,510 | 140 | $49,655 |
| 5 | HIHawaii | $47,630 | $40,220 | $49,420 | 210 | $43,319 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $47,560 | $38,370 | $54,170 | 1,590 | $44,971 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $47,480 | $41,070 | $57,890 | 1,360 | $44,368 |
| 8 | UTUtah | $47,180 | $37,700 | $60,670 | 2,140 | $47,722 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $47,010 | $41,850 | $54,510 | 14,520 | $42,458 |
| 10 | WYWyoming | $45,870 | $35,680 | $48,640 | 140 | $49,487 |
| 11 | RIRhode Island | $44,980 | $39,000 | $54,030 | 270 | $43,977 |
| 12 | NYNew York | $44,860 | $37,890 | $51,460 | 9,470 | $41,567 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $44,280 | $36,950 | $54,070 | 1,360 | $44,899 |
| 14 | COColorado | $43,910 | $37,960 | $54,240 | 1,190 | $42,610 |
| 15 | IAIowa | $43,640 | $39,390 | $52,740 | 1,180 | $49,725 |
| 16 | NHNew Hampshire | $43,440 | $38,650 | $46,800 | 790 | $41,703 |
| 17 | VTVermont | $43,280 | $42,000 | $45,820 | 290 | $44,182 |
| 18 | AZArizona | $43,200 | $36,680 | $49,640 | 3,420 | $42,910 |
| 19 | ILIllinois | $42,840 | $37,610 | $48,200 | 5,910 | $42,858 |
| 20 | IDIdaho | $42,810 | $35,150 | $50,120 | 540 | $44,830 |
| 21 | NJNew Jersey | $42,470 | $35,910 | $51,180 | 4,940 | $39,033 |
| 22 | MTMontana | $42,340 | $38,390 | $48,380 | 300 | $44,736 |
| 23 | GAGeorgia | $41,270 | $36,240 | $48,150 | 3,410 | $42,859 |
| 24 | AKAlaska | $40,700 | $36,160 | $59,720 | 160 | $39,762 |
| 25 | INIndiana | $40,550 | $35,900 | $48,080 | 2,370 | $43,448 |
| 26 | TNTennessee | $40,490 | $34,990 | $47,700 | 2,360 | $44,073 |
| 27 | OHOhio | $40,220 | $36,060 | $47,270 | 4,530 | $43,353 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,610 | $35,200 | $46,610 | 3,330 | $41,993 |
| 29 | NENebraska | $39,600 | $29,010 | $43,170 | 1,260 | $43,950 |
| 30 | NVNevada | $39,260 | $35,280 | $47,360 | 800 | $39,268 |
| 31 | MDMaryland | $38,970 | $35,090 | $43,950 | 1,850 | $37,129 |
| 32 | VAVirginia | $38,900 | $33,350 | $46,620 | 2,890 | $38,475 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $38,880 | $35,650 | $45,690 | 7,650 | $37,596 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $38,880 | $32,250 | $46,800 | 17,850 | $40,059 |
| 35 | PAPennsylvania | $38,810 | $34,080 | $44,970 | 5,270 | $39,776 |
| 36 | OKOklahoma | $38,590 | $33,480 | $44,780 | 1,290 | $43,931 |
| 37 | CTConnecticut | $38,560 | $34,140 | $48,630 | 1,290 | $37,216 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $38,290 | $35,600 | $44,190 | 1,210 | $42,512 |
| 39 | WIWisconsin | $38,170 | $29,800 | $46,370 | 2,360 | $40,565 |
| 40 | MIMichigan | $38,080 | $37,320 | $45,990 | 3,290 | $39,577 |
| 41 | SCSouth Carolina | $38,070 | $32,550 | $44,340 | 1,490 | $40,608 |
| 42 | DEDelaware | $37,810 | $34,030 | $42,840 | 410 | $37,883 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $36,920 | $32,670 | $41,500 | 1,800 | $41,856 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $36,870 | $30,460 | $44,860 | 2,020 | $40,894 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $35,900 | $32,130 | $39,950 | 660 | $40,113 |
| 46 | ALAlabama | $35,130 | $31,200 | $40,620 | 1,060 | $39,551 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $34,540 | $29,950 | $40,590 | 530 | $39,723 |
| 48 | SDSouth Dakota | $34,320 | $34,320 | $39,270 | 30 | $38,742 |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $33,860 | $33,860 | $40,770 | 1,000 | $38,948 |
| 50 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $33,280 | $27,390 | $38,380 | 70 | N/A |
| 51 | GUGuam | $25,730 | $24,110 | $30,160 | 100 | N/A |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $23,940 | $22,600 | $28,510 | 2,000 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Data Entry Keyers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $55,170, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $54,295.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Data Entry Keyer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Data Entry Keyers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Data Entry Keyers at $55,170 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Mexico ($49,810) and North Dakota ($48,300).
Which state pays Data Entry Keyers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Data Entry Keyers at $23,940 a year, $31,230 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Data Entry Keyers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $54,295 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,300. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.